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The worshipers were Shonas, which is Zimbabwe’s dominant ethnic group, and Shona was the language being spoken.

From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2011

But Muzorewa was so discredited by his association with the whites and his failure to deliver on campaign promises that most of the Shonas voted for Mugabe.

From Time Magazine Archive